Man badly hurt in fight near bar

One man was taken to a Lubbock hospital with life-threatening injuries after a fight involving about 20 people early Sunday near a Central Lubbock bar.

Police responded to a 911 call about a fight in progress in a parking lot near the Main Street Bar about 2:15 p.m. in the 1100 block of Avenue X, according to the Lubbock Police Department.

When officers arrived, the fight was still in progress. Several beer bottles were flung into the street and parking lot from the crowd of people fighting. Police soon found one man on the ground and unconscious. He was taken to a Lubbock hospital by ambulance, according to police.

Police said unknown weapons were used during the fight. The injured man’s name and condition were not released Sunday and the assault was still under investigation.

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